Whew . . . we made it through the Holidays . . . I hope! Actually, as I type this, the New Year is not quite here yet. Hopefully, everyone has Y2K compliant computers, so at the very least, our newsletter can get to you on time. After all, priorities are important, right?

This month we start with a comment from Bill. I suspect he has been thinking about this one for a while.

Following is an article by Stephanie Jenkins on "Nutritional Support and Cancer". We often have requests from customers and readers for information relating to cancer. One such letter is included which helped prompt Stephanie's article.

We, at Applied Health Solutions, wish all of our readers and customers the best for the coming New Year.

 

For your good health. . . .

Tamara

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The year was 1965. I was a nine year old kid living in Germany the first time I can recall wondering where I would be on New Years Eve, 1999. For some reason, I had calculated backwards to determine that I would be the same age that my dad was then, by the time the end of the century arrived. It seemed so far away, but still I pondered with a child’s wonder, "Where will I be in the year 2000?"

I assumed I would be doing the same thing as every male role model in my life. I figured I would one day be sitting in one of those jet airplanes that constantly flew overhead and would raise such a racket to rattle the windows and dance the glasses in the cabinets. Yep, I just assumed that I too, as was my dad, would be a career fighter pilot who would be responsible for the thundering roar from the afterburner that would cause the deep vibration in some kid’s chest, as he lay awake at night.

But dad was much more than just a pilot. He was a student of the world. He had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge that would witness him quietly reading encyclopedias, cover to cover, while he sat with his family as they watched TV. Dad was a resource of information and solutions that I did not fully appreciate until years later when I observed more and more friends coming over just to talk to him. He had a depth of wisdom that to this day, I have found unmatched. His was an uncanny ability to guide me toward a solution, rather than simply telling me the answer. He taught me patience, open-mindedness, how to learn on my own, and how never to lose my child-like wonder.

As it would happen, I never became a pilot. My eyes had other plans, and corrective vision is just not good enough for the military. Also, by the time I turned 18, I already had so many injuries that my knees, alone, would have kept me from the pilot’s seat. To quench my own hunger for adrenalin, I had found motorcycles. Over the course of many years of racing, I broke, dislocated, and separated too many pieces to list, which set me up for a very early introduction to arthritis.

Eventually, dad’s lessons in knowledge overtook my need for speed, and I finished my education in the computer sciences to begin a career as a research and development engineer. I was first introduced to the internet about 12 years ago. Back then, email was becoming more common in the big companies and government installations. It would still be several years before the internet would evolve into a foundation for such a broad information source, and still more years before I was awakened to its power as a vital business tool.

During my years as an engineer, I continued pursuing some "less than passive" interests that compounded the effects of my injuries to the point of a final awakening. It was during a stint in the hospital that I finally realized I had better start taking better care of myself. Circumstances eventually led me to developing a thirst for knowledge of holistic approaches to healthcare, of which the internet gradually became a more important component of my education. So many times over the years, I have sat in front of a computer monitor, amazed by the information available, wishing my dad could experience this immense wealth with me. I think he would have been impressed.

We are witnessing an amazing period in the evolution of mankind at the hands of technology. Never before in history have so many had access to so much. We are experiencing a global awakening for ideas, concepts, awareness and acceptance. We have at our fingertips a knowledgebase unmatched by the likes of Britannica Encyclopedia, the Library of Congress, or even my dad.

I lost my father 21 years ago, but he left with me a torch for the quest. That quest is for knowledge, solutions, and the desire to share the results of the efforts of so many. The World Wide Web has provided a complimentary tool for both the quest and the sharing of information. Fortunately, I have benefited from the experience of others who share the common goal. I appreciate and thank the efforts of all who contribute to our organization and this newsletter, for it is their dedication that makes it possible.

So here I am typing this story on December 31st, 1999, thinking back to 1965, and a little boy who pondered where he would be. Call it coincidence, or call it fate, but I look back to see so many events coinciding to prepare me for exactly what I am doing. I could not have anticipated, even as late as 10 years ago, that I would be running an international organization whose primary concern was health related products. Perhaps it was my early injuries that set me on a path to find my own solutions to arthritis and other health related issues. Perhaps it was my early travels that taught me the sensitivity required for doing business with foreign cultures. Perhaps it was my early involvement with technology that allowed me the confidence to pursue a global business model utilizing this amazing vehicle we call the internet. Or perhaps, it was simply a father’s spirit who propelled his son to pursue a role in which he could give a little something back, in any small way, to assist others in finding their own answers.

No, I have not been allowed the thrill of roaring high above the heads of young boys and girls, making the sky safer, under which they sleep. But it does feel rewarding to receive a grateful handshake, a sincere letter of thanks, or a tearful phone call from the wife of a man who has risen from his wheelchair for the first time in years.

The year was 1965, and I was a nine year old kid living in Germany when I first stopped to ponder. I am now the age my dad was then, and I hope to honor him by remembering that patience is a virtue that requires continuing effort. Open-mindedness is a prerequisite for compassion, as well as, a ticket to explore possibilities. Self-learning is a vital tool to stay current in today’s fast paced business climate. And although they were rejected by the military, thank goodness that my eyes are still exceptional for soaring high and viewing the world with a child-like wonder. How awesome it truly is.

Happy New Year, to all!

 

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IRecently, we received the following remarks from one of our customers:

 To everyone at Applied Health Solutions,

  I wanted to write and thank you for the amazing difference
  your products have made.  I can't believe how much better
  I am feeling.  Last January 1999, I was diagnosed with
  lung cancer.  After going through chemo and radiation,
  among other symptoms I noticed my arthritis was worse.

  When I was told about your products, I ordered a supply of
  CellRenew.  It did not take more than a few weeks for me
  to notice a definite improvement in my arthritic symptoms.
  I am so excited, I have placed more orders and am sending
  it to all my friends.  I have also started taking Cardio-Flo
  and Gingko Biloba.

  I just had to write and tell you how great I feel.  Even
  though, I am still battling cancer, my outlook for my
  health is very positive, and I know your products are
  helping me to maintain my quality of life.  If Stephanie
  has any nutritional suggestions for those with cancer, I
  would appreciate hearing about them.  

  Thank you,
  Karen R.

Cancer. . . .One out of every four people now alive will eventually contact some form of it - just the word alone sounds frightening. I will never forget the day I received a phone call from my mother in my senior year of college. She told me that my father, in his mid-forties, had colon cancer in an advanced stage.

I am sure anyone who has loved someone with cancer, or has found they have it themselves, will always remember the day they were given the news of this dreaded disease.

The first emotions that come to mind are complete fear, helplessness and confusion. The fear stems from the "unknown", our lack of knowledge of exactly what cancer is, how we got it, could have prevented it, and most important, how we get rid of it.

Often, instead of taking control of our own health and healing, we allow the disease to take control of our minds and bodies. Given the proper nutritional tools, mental strength, medical and holistic knowledge, our bodies have an incredible ability to balance and restore themselves.

Knowledge is an incredibly powerful tool, so let's begin by understanding the meaning of cancer and what causes the disease to develop. Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply out of control, mutate and form masses (tumors) that disrupt normal functioning of one or more organs. The steps in cancer development are:

 

1. Exposure to a carcinogen (a cancer initiating substance -
 for example, smoking, saturated fats, nitrates in meat,
 chemicals, stress)

2. Entry of the carcinogen into the cell

3. Initiation, probably by the carcinogen, altering the
 cellular DNA (mutation of the cell)

4. Enhancement of cancer development by promoters, cells
 begin to multiply out of control, tumor formation occurs.

Diet and nutrition have critical links to cancer. Many foods are cancer causing, cancer promoting, or can even protect us against cancer. We need to avoid toxic foods in our diet. To illustrate this point, we will list toxic foods and their ingredients as "foods that kill".

For improved health, it is imperative that we learn to replace "foods that kill" with "foods that heal". (Most of the items in the "Replace With" section can be found at quality health food stores.)

 

"Foods That Kill" / Replace With "Foods That Heal":

1.  Aspartame - artificial sweeteners
    Replace With:  Rice malt, barley malt, stevia - (an
                   excellent alternative to sugar) 

2.  MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)   
    Replace With: Natural spices - sea salt, Spike (salt
    substitute with natural ingredients)

3.  Pesticides and chemical preservatives 
    Replace With: Organic foods and preservative-free foods.

4.  Leftover foods - encourage bacteria and mold growth
    Replace With:  Eat freshly prepared food

5.  Antibiotics - destroys "friendly" intestinal bacteria,
     and should not be used indiscriminately. 
    Replace With: Improved immune system with proper herbs,
     vitamins, minerals; consume less white flour, sugar,
     and dairy products.

6.  Sugar, chocolate and concentrated sugar
    Replace With: carob, fresh fruit, stevia, barley malt,
     rice malt

7.  Coffee 
    Replace With: herbal teas, Postum (coffee substitute
    found in health food stores.)  Green tea is an excellent,
    nutritious, alternative to coffee.

8.  Margarine, saturated oils, hydrogenated or partially
     hydrogenated oils                                    
     Replace With:  fats that heal - cold pressed oils
     olive oil, flaxseed oil, canola oil. 
     Read labels, avoid all foods with hydrogenated oils
     - highly carcinogenic!

9.  Refined table salt
    Replace With: Unrefined sea salt (contains many
     minerals

10. Chlorinated, tap water
    Relace With:  Purified, filtered water

11. Fried, smoked, grilled foods            
     (Smoked and heated oils are toxic.)
    Replace With:  raw, lightly sauteed, or baked foods

12. Nitrates - in luncheon meats, bacon, sausage and
     other processed meats                        
     Replace With:  soy products or natural, hormone-free,
     antibiotic-free, unprocessed meats and fresh fish                        

13. Cheese - cow's milk             
    Replace With:  soy, almond or rice cheese - these
     products contain lower fat, provide protein and are
     easier to digest.  They can be found at most health
     food stores.

14. Ice cream - high fat content            
    Replace With:  lowfat frozen yogurt 

15. Soft drinks, alcohol 
    Replace With: Water, fresh vegetable and fruit juices,
     herbal teas

16. Junk foods - nachos, french fries,            
     hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. . . 
    Replace With: Homemade foods, baked not fried

17. High intake of red meat, pork, chicken           
     (Scientific findings indicate that         
     vegetarians have a lower mortality rate                  
     from cancer than the rest of the 
     population.  Low cancer rates correlate 
     with low meat, high vegetable and whole
     grain intake.)
    Replace With: Nuts, seeds, soy products, beans, 
     legumes, fresh fish, no or low  meat intake.

18. White flour products - bread, bagels, 
     pasta, white rice (White rice has 83% less  
     mineral content than brown rice.)
    Replace With: Whole grain products - brown rice, ten
     grain breads 
     
19. Fat-free milk products have lost all of 
     their selenium (a mineral), as well  
     as vitamins A, D, and E.
    Replace With:  low-fat soy milk (almond or rice milk)
     rather than cow's milk. 

In order to attempt to prevent cancer or cure ourselves, we must start by avoiding "foods that kill". It has been said that 90% of people would be disease free, if they did not eat toxic foods, or smoke cigarettes, but would instead consume proper nutrient supplementation. Studies show that at least 50% of us consume inadequate amounts of virtually every vitamin and mineral from A to Zinc.

The following are recommended foods that are "natural healing" foods. These foods can be an alternative to chemotherapy, if you are willing to try alternative healing methods - or at the very least, used in conjunction with medical therapies.

 

Natural alternatives to encourage healing:

1. Flaxseed oil, Linseed oil

2. Aloe Vera

3. Cayenne pepper

4. Fresh vegetable juices

5. Essiac Tea - available in health food stores.  I have
 recommended this to many of my cancer patients with great
 results in reduction of tumors.  This tea is a combination
 of blood purifying herbs.

6. Pau d' Arco tea

7. Coenzyme Q10

8. Bluegreen algae

9. Laetrile, Vitamin B's, Apricot seeds

10. Spirulina

11. Green Tea - contains powerful antioxidant chemicals
 known as polyphenols, which  are twenty times more
 effective in destroying free-radicals than Vitamin E,
 and 500 times more powerful than Vitamin C.

12. Wheat grass juice - one of the most powerful antioxidant,
 immune boosting drinks.  Drink fresh, do not store; even
 in the refrigerator, it will lose its potency after a
 few hours.  It can be frozen, however, without losing
 many nutrients.

13. Colloidal minerals - containing selenium, zinc,
 chromium, vanadium (a micromineral), germanium, manganese,
 magnesium, and all trace minerals

14. Epsom salt baths

15. Garlic, onions - contain chemicals (allyl sulfides),
 which help limit production of cancer causing chemicals

16. Tomatoes - contain "lycopene", which are antioxidants
 that are able to stop free-radical chain reactions.

17. A good multivitamin - Soft gel, liquid, or powders
 are most absorbable.

18. Grape seed extract - supposed to be 50 times more
 potent than Vitamin E

19. Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage - contain sulforaphane,
 which boost production of phase II enzymes.  Phase II
 enzymes remove carcinogens from cells.

20. Saw Palmetto - used for prostate cancer

21. Fiber dense foods - fruits, vegetables, and whole
 grains which keep the colon clean, avoiding build up of
 toxins.

22. Digestive enzymes - help avoid poor digestion,
 absorption and malnutrition

There are many other factors that contribute to cancer besides toxic foods including stress, smoking, chemicals, air and water pollution, genetics, prolonged grief and suppressed anger.

However, poor food choices and vitamin/mineral deficiencies are a major force in wearing down the immune system, leaving us susceptible to cancer and many other diseases.

All the natural alternatives I mentioned above can help in the prevention of cancer, and help heal our bodies once we have the disease.

There are many institutions, throughout the United States, that are taking a holistic approach to healing people with cancer. They focus on the mind and body, using nutrition and positive, spiritual thinking to combat the illness.

On a spiritual note, one of my favorite sayings is "the most important things in life are faith, hope and love, and of these three, love is the most important." I believe loving ourselves, our bodies, and allowing others to love and support us can help in the healing process more than can be imagined.

In conclusion, my father (now 74 years old) is still more alive than ever. He not only overcame cancer once, but twice.

Besides colon cancer, he had prostate cancer in his late sixties. The cancer was in an advanced stage. He immediately began a daily routine of using herbs, vitamins, Essiac tea and seeking out options for recovery.

He focused on making his diet as pure as possible, avoiding the foods mentioned earlier in the "foods that kill" category. His strong will to live coupled with the proper nutrition allowed him to beat the odds, once again.

He is now cancer free. He realized he had to educate himself and take charge of his body's health. He is living proof that there is a world of hope, and we can live productive, meaningful lives, even if we have health obstacles along our paths.

- Stephanie

[Stephanie Jenkins has over twenty years experience as a nutritional consultant and exercise physiologist. She earned her degrees from California PolyTech at San Luis Obispo, California and the American Academy of Nutrition. She has written nutrition and fitness columns for the Los Angeles Times, along with free-lance articles for various newspapers and magazines. As a Fitness Trainer and Nutritional Consultant, she has had the opportunity to work with many professional people like Mossimo, men's clothing designer and Mike Gonzales, Pan-Am Gold Medalist and Olympic Trial Athlete. Stephanie's experience has also included overseeing the opening and operations of eighteen different health clubs. She has been a consultant for many corporate fitness health programs. She also designed eight health facilities for the owner of the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Team.

If you have specific questions or comments that you would like to direct to Stephanie, or if you would like to schedule an appointment for a personal consultation, you may contact her at: (623)465-6632. We thank her for her dedicated and generous contributions.]

 

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